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March 22, 2011
Paranormal Romance Fiction
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March 17, 2011
Can a feisty little white woman write Interracial Romance?
As my friends in Minnesota are fond of sayin'... Ya! You betcha!I recently had a reader ask me if anybody had ever given me any flack for writing stories with black heroines in them. What she meant was... How does a white woman get away with writing about black people? I responded, not at all. Which was true. In the interests of full disclosure, yes, I am a white woman and I write sexy black
March 11, 2011
Negative Energy can sap your Creative Juices!
I thought I'd offer my two cents on a subject that comes up a LOT in the author community, negativity. Bad reviews, jealous authors, angry fans, and gossip sites that thrive on dissing others in the industry can all sap a writer's creative energy if he/she allows them to.I've made it a practice to avoid the negative energy from these sources as much as possible.I've left Yahoo groups with members
March 8, 2011
Sex in Young Adult novels?
I'm currently writing a YA paranormal. In the process of researching the genre, I discovered that some of the more popular series are highly explicit sexually. Not adult fiction explicit, but for young adult readers, still pretty dang explicit. Those of you who know my work know that I write some erotic. So I'm not a complete prude. #:0) But, while I fully support a healthy sexual attitude in
March 6, 2011
Celebrate Read an Ebook Week with Me!
Celebrate Read an Ebook Week with me! Get 50% off my sexy, paranormal titles, Dream Lover and Guardian for 1 week only! http://www.smashwords.com/profile/vie... for the special code on the book pages and use them when checking out.Enjoy!www.samcheever.comsamcheever@samcheev...
March 5, 2011
Smashwords: Nietzsche and the Downfall of Big Publishing
I wanted to share this great blog on the future of Indie Publishing and the loss of faith in traditional forms of publishing. Any writer who has considered Indie publishing her backlist will want to read it.Smashwords: Nietzsche and the Downfall of Big Publishing
March 1, 2011
The Music of Reading (Writing)
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February 19, 2011
Do Readers REALLY like short stories?
The answer to this question would seem obvious, since sales and downloads of short books and free reads are over the top. Lots of stories from 5k to 15k are written, published, and purchased every day. The market would seem to support the idea that readers, and I'll throw reviewers into this mix too, like buying and reading shorter books.However, reader/reviewer feedback on these stories suggests
January 17, 2011
Lizzie T Leaf's Magical Love Series launches at Passion in Print!
Beyond Magic is a wonderful beginning to an exciting new series by award winning author, Lizzie T Leaf. The series launched in ebook this week at Passion in Print and will be available in print format at this year's Romantic Times Convention. Lizzie will be signing copies there for lucky readers. Don't wait another minute peeps, get your hands on this book!Here's a little taste:Following the
December 30, 2010
Sexy, fun new Science Fiction Story from Two Very Talented Authors!
Today, I'm very pleased to introduce a great new book from a couple of extremely talented authors. Welcome Sloane and Robert! I've definitely added this fun story to my TBB list!~~*~~<!--
